Hi Andrew, On Wed, 2005-03-09 at 11:52 +1100, Andrew Cowie wrote: > On Tue, 2005-08-03 at 10:45 -0700, Evolution List wrote: > > but my question > > was what is the logic behind showing the deleted messages with a line > > through them and putting a copy in the Trash folder? Anybody? Is there > > some practical usefulness to this > > Yes: > > 1) one reading style is to madly hammer the Delete key; by having the > messages still in the source folder with the line through them, you can > easily page back up to them if you want to refer to a message you've > deleted (ie, in that sitting) but not as yet purged. > > 2) a variation on the theme - user accidentally hits delete and wants to > get message back. Yes, you could haul over to the trash vFolder and go > hunting, or you can show deleted messages, up arrow one or two, and > undelete, and then re-hide deleted messages. > > and (IMHO), > > 3) since large or complex vFolders tend to be really slow (they reload > every time you delete), having deleted messages showing seems to prevent > that regeneration of the message list, making them tolerably usable > again. >
Interesting reasons for having this occur Andrew. I can see where each of the one's you mentioned could be useful to some Evolution users. Maybe it will grow on me :). I guess it's a matter of how one is used to working with email. Thanks. Carlos _______________________________________________ evolution maillist - [email protected] http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/evolution
